To prepare for the extreme conditions, Wilson, an Australian veterinarian and "avid adventurer," recently left for the Arctic Circle in Canada, according to the Courier-Mail.

On Sunday, Wilson posted to his blog that current temperatures ranged from -22 to -4 degrees Fahrenheit.

But Antartica will be more difficult -- USA Today reports that the continent's average temperature in November (when Wilson will be there), is -40 degrees Fahrenheit.

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"I'm going to be the laughing stock of the penguins down there," Wilson told Gold Coast News.

Still, the booby traveler remains optimistic. The planners of his Pink Polar Expedition hope to raise $1 million for the McGrath Foundation, an organization that works to place breast cancer nurses across Australia.

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